Fizzzzle Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 We've had 3 people test positive in the last week, all of whom are vaccinated and have had it before. We don't have a big staff. I alone am still keeping my streak alive of never getting COVID. Be safe out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 My dumb observation of the day: Based on how some of the people at my work talk, we would be better off if we replaced talking about “COVID” with a generic “getting sick”. Everyone got so, uh, sick of hearing about Covid, it became such a “political” topic because we are a nation of idiots, people around here just roll their eyes whenever it comes up. Not saying this applies to people here, but irl, definitely. But a couple weeks ago, when everyone at work was getting sick with something (cough, runny nose, probably just a cold but who knows) suddenly people were keeping their distance, covering their mouths, and washing their hands more. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 I didn’t text but I’m 99% sure I had Covid towards the tail end of July and the cough hung around to late august. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 28 minutes ago, TheLeon said: My dumb observation of the day: Based on how some of the people at my work talk, we would be better off if we replaced talking about “COVID” with a generic “getting sick”. Everyone got so, uh, sick of hearing about Covid, it became such a “political” topic because we are a nation of idiots, people around here just roll their eyes whenever it comes up. Not saying this applies to people here, but irl, definitely. But a couple weeks ago, when everyone at work was getting sick with something (cough, runny nose, probably just a cold but who knows) suddenly people were keeping their distance, covering their mouths, and washing their hands more. If there's one thing I wish became a habit over the last few years, it's wearing a mask when you're symptomatic. People in Asia have been doing it for eons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 48 minutes ago, gamer.tv said: I didn’t text but I’m 99% sure I had Covid towards the tail end of July and the cough hung around to late august. Pretty sure I had COVID in 2018 before it was cool. My butthole was twitching so I now for sure it was COVID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 1 minute ago, Keyser_Soze said: Pretty sure I had COVID in 2018 before it was cool. My butthole was twitching so I now for sure it was COVID. Oh is THAT a symptom? Shit, I may have had it multiple times, then.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Fizzzzle said: If there's one thing I wish became a habit over the last few years, it's wearing a mask when you're symptomatic. People in Asia have been doing it for eons It is the chuds god given right to infect grandma with a respiratory illness cause masks are fascism! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 I got sick two week and I used an old expired test which came up negative. There was nothing about it that made it stick out. No fever, loss of smell or anything specific to COVID. Symptoms were exactly as you would expect of a cold, but who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Speaking of tests, will they still come up POS/NEG even with this supposed new variant or will we all have to go out & buy those as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Ever since I caught Covid on the week of Thanksgiving I haven't been feeling 100%. Felt like my energy is a lot more sapped than usual, and mood-wise it's been incredibly stressful, although there's a lot that contributed to that. On 9/16/2023 at 6:27 AM, SoberChef said: Speaking of tests, will they still come up POS/NEG even with this supposed new variant or will we all have to go out & buy those as well? Some bullshit insurance billing is making people pay for $200 when they claimed it was of free of charge. For now, Federal Government is rebooting the free covid tests per household. Idk when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, darkness35 said: For now, Federal Government is rebooting the free covid tests per household. Idk when. Next Monday. Free COVID tests by mail are back, starting Monday WWW.NPR.ORG People will be able to go to COVIDTests.gov and get four free tests per household, starting next week. The Biden administration says it is trying to prepare for the fall and winter COVID season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Still not going to be good enough; supposedly the rapid tests have not been accurate with the latest variants. Anecdotal observances of course, but it's left me a bit skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 My wife, dad, and mom all have it right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 13 minutes ago, darkness35 said: Still not going to be good enough; supposedly the rapid tests have not been accurate with the latest variants. Anecdotal observances of course, but it's left me a bit skeptical. My wife had a positive result via a rapid test this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 15 minutes ago, Ominous said: My wife had a positive result via a rapid test this week. When did her symptoms begin? If it was the Alpha/Delta variant at the time, it would have been able to detect symptoms within 2-5 days onset. At the present moment the new variant for 2023 has been harder to detect, or rather it mimics other viruses/infections that people dismiss Covid as the first indicator. Specifically, I've been reading accounts that it can take up to 14 days of symptom onset to finally test positive for Covid. I'm not sure if I have had Covid again since November, but I've tried to stay masked for a while at my workplace, while staying at home or WFH. Still mask to this day; KN95s when I'm doing 1-2 hour errands, N95 when I'm out in the city, or outside in dense locations for more than 3+ hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 You've always been supposed to do the at-home rapid tests as a sequence of like 2-3 at 24-36 hour intervals to avoid the false negative issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jason said: You've always been supposed to do the at-home rapid tests as a sequence of like 2-3 at 24-36 hour intervals to avoid the false negative issue. At the 2020-2021 guidelines, I thought the rapid tests were only effective if you experienced symptoms within that time period. Only the PCR tests (which good luck finding now) were able to indicate a positive test within 2-5 days of exposure. I could be wrong, but idk. It gets weirder for those who get asymptomatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Yup yup yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 hours ago, darkness35 said: When did her symptoms begin? If it was the Alpha/Delta variant at the time, it would have been able to detect symptoms within 2-5 days onset. At the present moment the new variant for 2023 has been harder to detect, or rather it mimics other viruses/infections that people dismiss Covid as the first indicator. Specifically, I've been reading accounts that it can take up to 14 days of symptom onset to finally test positive for Covid. I'm not sure if I have had Covid again since November, but I've tried to stay masked for a while at my workplace, while staying at home or WFH. Still mask to this day; KN95s when I'm doing 1-2 hour errands, N95 when I'm out in the city, or outside in dense locations for more than 3+ hours. Sunday or Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 9 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: Yup yup yup My wife has no smell, which was why she thought it was covid... Are these people just dense, in denial, Republican? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 I'm calling it now that those reviews are all in on the joke. The loss of smell and taste simply haven't been significant symptoms of the most recent dominant variants of COVID. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 i had it last week for the third time. it was pretty much the same. pretty mild. but the fatigue wasn’t as bad this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysDyingX Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Its never going to go away. Its never going to be as strong as it was in the beginning due to the constant mutation of the virus. Most people who test really dont even need to. Its like having the common fucking cold now. However, I'll still get the vaccine because why not. I get the flu shot every year and Im still here But fuck ever wearing a mask again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, BasemntDweller2 said: Its never going to go away. Its never going to be as strong as it was in the beginning due to the constant mutation of the virus. Most people who test really dont even need to. Its like having the common fucking cold now. However, I'll still get the vaccine because why not. I get the flu shot every year and Im still here But fuck ever wearing a mask again. Though I have grown into the habit of wearing it if I’m sick but need to go out. That stuff predates the pandemic in other cultures, but I’m now fully on that bandwagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 On my flight yesterday I was 1 of maybe 8 people who wore a mask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysDyingX Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 19 hours ago, SaysWho? said: Though I have grown into the habit of wearing it if I’m sick but need to go out. That stuff predates the pandemic in other cultures, but I’m now fully on that bandwagon. I'm mostly anti mask because as soon as the county I work in goes "moderate exposure" my work makes us mask up. Full blown pandemic? I'd probably wear it lol . I really didn't go anywhere during covid. I did store pick up or early morning shopping but I did wear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 2 hours ago, SuperSpreader said: On my flight yesterday I was 1 of maybe 8 people who wore a mask. Were you sitting in the cuck section? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 11 hours ago, Biggie said: Were you sitting in the cuck section? Nah, he was sitting in the corazon section 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmugPrick Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Shut everything down again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmugPrick Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 23 hours ago, SuperSpreader said: On my flight yesterday I was 1 of maybe 8 people who wore a mask. You dont need to mask up in hospitals right now, which is way more of a critical venue to mask up. And youre surprised no one is wearing them on airplanes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Y'all presumptuous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 22 hours ago, Biggie said: Were you sitting in the cuck section? Surely the cuckpit if you’re on an airplane. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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